GE Free butterfly…

June 22, 2011 3:10PM

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We have started to include the GE Free symbol of the Monarch butterfly on our packaging. At this point, New Zealand is totally a GE Free environment and we are able to source GE free raw materials. Long may that continue... There is an interesting story as to why the monarch butterfly was chosen to be the icon for the GE free product labeling campaign. It was chosen after a near miss in the release of a GE modified corn that could have had disastrous effects on the USA monarch population. As detailed in this article: Read More >

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Alive water – part two.

May 18, 2011 5:26PM

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Alive water - Not all waters are created equal, as some are enhanced by nature. In the wake of consumer demand for dietary supplements and the hankering for water that can deliver health and beauty benefits such as toxic elimination and improving the look and condition of the skin, a new category has emerged for health waters known as ‘aquaceutical’. Read More >

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Kio Kio Blog Update…

March 9, 2011 5:15PM

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Kio Kio readers, Thank you for all your positive feedback. We have actually been a bit overwhelmed by the number of comments we have received and have decided to removed the comment section from the blog. Read More >

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Tangata Whenua – ‘People of the land’

February 8, 2011 3:22PM

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In New Zealand, our indigenous people, the Maori, describe themselves as ‘Tangata Whenua’. This literally means ‘people of the land’. Humans and the land are seen as one, and people are not superior to nature. They are a group who have authority in a particular place, because of their ancestors’ relationship to it. Tangata Whenua is a custom where a chief claims land by naming it after a part of his body. Humans and the land are seen as one, and people are not superior to nature. The natural world is able to ‘speak’ to humans and give them knowledge and understanding. Human life is about aligning oneself with the natural world. Read More >

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Inspiration: Bio-Mimicry

August 16, 2010 12:38PM

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Bio-mimicry is a topic that fascinates us. It comes from the idea that humans have evolved over millions of years, reliant on our natural environment. Through these eons, our bodies have adapted to nature’s forces, responding to her rhythms and pulses. Humans are another organism, generating and re-generating as part of the vast inter-linked cosmos. In very recent times, as our lives have become increasingly urbanised, we have divorced ourselves from nature. We cocoon ourselves in our air-conditioned offices, cars and houses. We bath in artificial light and we eat industrially developed food. We rarely go outside. Read More >

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We’re Here!

July 20, 2010 10:06PM

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This blog is written by us - the people of Kio Kio, it is not all about us. It is intended to be very little about us and a lot about the things that excite, confuse and sometimes frustrate us. Read More >

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